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Menamy Mitanes: Power VS Force


  • Triangle Aikido 4603 Hillsborough Road Durham, NC, 27705 United States (map)

This seminar explores how to generate real power through relaxation, timing, and efficient movement rather than brute force. Learn to move with adaptability and precision—applying these principles across striking, grappling, weapons, and multi-opponent scenarios.

What We’ll Work On

  • Power vs. force: generating impact without excess tension

  • Movement over muscle: using structure, timing, and positioning instead of strength

  • Relaxation into movement: staying loose to stay fast, adaptable, and unpredictable

  • “Relax to disappear”: reducing telegraphing and becoming harder to track or control

  • Micro-movements: small adjustments that create big advantages

  • Chain striking: continuous, flowing strikes that overwhelm and disrupt

  • Chain joint disruption: breaking structure across knife, stick, and grappling contexts

  • Transitioning between ranges: striking, clinch, ground without hesitation

Bio
Menamy 'Tsunami' Mitanes has trained in the Russian martial art of Systema for over 23 years and is certified as an instructor under Systema HQ in Toronto, Canada. He also holds black belts in Judo & Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has been a certified Jeet Kune Do instructor.

Schedule: 
Friday 6:30-8:30pm Warm-up Class 
Saturday 12-5pm Class
Sunday 10-3pm 
*Group dinner on Saturday evening TBA

Price Tiers: 

- Early Bird $295 
- Regular Rate $345 AFTER 9/1
- Final Rate $395 AFTER 10/1 
- At the door: $415